Taylor Ortlepp

Taylor Jae Ortlepp (born 22 June 1997) is an Australian professional basketball player. She also plays Australian rules football in the AFLW.

Taylor Ortlepp
No. 8 – Melbourne Boomers
PositionGuard
LeagueWNBL
Personal information
Born (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997
NationalityAustralian
Listed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
High schoolSaint Ignatius' College
(Adelaide, South Australia)
CollegeBoston (2016–2020)
WNBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2016Norwood Flames
2015–2016Adelaide Lightning
2020–2022Adelaide Lightning
2021North Adelaide Rockets
2022Rockingham Flames
2023–presentMelbourne Boomers
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Representing  Australia
Basketball
FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship
Gold medal – first place2013 Australia Team

Early life

Ortlepp grew up playing basketball in country South Australia before moving to Adelaide as an U16, where she played the rest of her junior career with Norwood Basketball Club[1] and attended Saint Ignatius' College.[2]

Basketball career

Early years

Ortlepp played three seasons in the South Australian Premier League for the Norwood Flames between 2014 and 2016. She also spent the 2014–15 WNBL season with the Adelaide Lightning.[3]

College

Between 2016 and 2020, Ortlepp played college basketball in the United States for the Boston College Eagles.[3][4]

Professional

In 2020, Ortlepp played for the Adelaide Lightning in the WNBL Hub season.[5] After a season with the North Adelaide Rockets in the NBL1 Central, she returned to the Lightning for the 2021–22 WNBL season. She then joined the Rockingham Flames for the 2022 NBL1 West season.[3]

On 28 January 2023, Ortlepp signed with the Melbourne Boomers for the rest of the 2022–23 WNBL season.[6]

National team

Ortlepp first represented Australia in 2013 at the FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship in Melbourne. She would then go on to represent Australia at the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in the Czech Republic,[7] where they finished in fifth place, with a 6–1 record.

Football career

Ortlepp debuted in the AFLW in 2022 with Carlton.[6]

Personal life

Ortlepp is the daughter of Julie and Grant, and has a brother, Cameron.[2]

References
  1. "GET TO KNOW TAYLOR ORTLEPP". wnbl.basketball/adelaide. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. "Taylor Ortlepp". bceagles.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  3. "Taylor Ortlepp". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. "Taylor Ortlepp to join Georgia Pineau at Boston College". pickandroll.com.au.
  5. "TAYLOR SWIFTLY SIGNED BY LIGHTNING". wnbl.basketball.
  6. "TAYLOR ORTLEPP JOINS BOOMERS". wnbl.basketball/melbourne. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  7. "Taylor Jae ORTLEPP". fiba.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021.
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